Chapter 5 - Nucleic Acids And Their Functions Flashcards
1
Q
What are nucleus acids
A
Polymers
2
Q
What is the monomer of nucleic acids
A
Nucleotides
3
Q
What is a molecule containing many nucleotides
A
Polynucleotide
4
Q
Name the components of a nucleic acid
A
Phosphate
Pentode sugar
Nitrogenous vase
5
Q
How a nucleic avid of RNA and DNA differ
A
In RNA thymine is replaced with uracil
And the sugar is called ribose instead of deoxyribose
6
Q
Name the pyrimidine bases and there size
A
Smaller and thymine cytosine and uracil
7
Q
Name the purine bases and the size
A
Adenine and guanine and big
8
Q
What’s a heterotrophic organism
A
Animals
9
Q
What is an autotrophic organism
A
Plants
10
Q
What does ATP stand for
A
Adenosine triphosphate